As rice prices continue to increase throughout North Korea’s markets, regional disparities in prices have grown deeper due, at least in part, to severe...
The North Korean authorities recently issued a directive through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to prepare concrete proposals to promote closer cooperation with China,...
North Korean authorities have issued an order calling on North Korean workers in Russia to step up mutual surveillance and “track down internal impure...
Pyongyang authorities pushed people to attend a ballet performance by a Russian dance troupe in the capital city last month, Daily NK has learned.
Speaking...
Some rural areas of South Hamgyong Province have recently experienced severe food shortages. With little sign of improvement, people are even taking their own...
A Pyongyang resident in his 20s has been arrested by North Korean police for using counterfeit money, Daily NK has learned.
Speaking on condition of...
The Yoon Suk-yeol administration is promoting resettlement support for North Korean defectors as one of the central items on its political agenda. This issue...
The Yanggang Province People’s Committee is registering new market stalls and commercial shops, Daily NK has learned.
Speaking on condition of anonymity, a source in...
A disease of unknown origin is spreading in Yanggang Province, forcing primary schools to cancel classes and send students on vacation, Daily NK has...
In May 2021, when North Korea had a strict COVID-19 quarantine regime in place, the South Pyongan Province Emergency Anti-Epidemic Headquarters ordered the execution...
